January 24, 2012

Paneer Biryani ( Pressure cooker method)




Ingredients:
2 cups Basmati rice
3 cups of water
1 cup of paneer cubes pan fried
2 tbsp ghee + 2 tbsp oil
1 onion diced lengthwise
3 green chillies slit lengthwise
1/2 cup chopped green beans
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1 1/2 ginger garlic paste
Whole garam masala (cinnamon(1), elaichi(4), cloves(5), bay leaves(3), mace, kala jeera, black pepper corns, Star anace(1))
Fresh mint
Salt to taste(2 tsp)
1 tbsp garam masala 
coriander leaves for topping.





 How i make it :

  • Wash Basmati rice and drain the water with colander.
  •  Heat a tbsp oil in a pan and fry all the paneer cubes or blocks until golden color and once fried set aside.
  • In a pressure cooker (must be atleast 5 liters) heat 2 tbsp ghee+1tbsp oil and saute all the whole garam masala for a min. Then add onions and chillies and fry for 2 mins untill tender.
  • Dump all the veggies and ginger garlic paste and saute for 2-3 mins until no raw smell from veggies.
  • Add in the drained rice just incorporating with veggies, also add fried Paneer blocks at this stage. Then pour the water to the rice and season it with salt, garam masala and pressure cook it with a whistle on the top. After 2 whistles stop the heat and leave it until pressure goes out. Top it with coriander leaves before serving.
        Serve hot with Raita or any gravy curry.




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